Only sixth place

Apple continues to lose market share in China

Apple is increasingly falling behind in the important Chinese smartphone market. According to a survey published by the industry service Canalys on Thursday, sales of the US iPhone provider fell by almost seven percent to 9.7 million units in the second quarter.

With a market share of just 14 percent, the US company fell from third to sixth place among the most important providers. Huawei, on the other hand, increased smartphone sales by 41 percent to 10.6 million units thanks to the success of its "Pura 70" series. As a result, its market share reached 15 percent.

The experts at research firm TechInsights believe that Huawei will sell more than 50 million cell phones this year. This would make the company the industry leader.

Apple (gray line) is currently only in sixth place in China.(Bild: Canalys)

Vivo, Oppo and Honor in the lead
Vivo, Oppo and Honor are still ahead of Huawei on the list of the most successful smartphone brands. "The domestic manufacturers are proving their market leadership and occupying the top five places in the Chinese mainland market for the first time," summarized Canalys analyst Lucas Zhong. The Chinese cell phone market as a whole grew by ten percent in the past quarter.